Introducing Nonscience Majors to Science Literacy via a Laboratory and Lecture Beer Brewing Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 1289-1294
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Hamper ◽  
Joseph W. Meisel
Keyword(s):  
Science Literacy ◽  
Beer Brewing ◽  
Nonscience Majors

scholarly journals Non-STEM Undergraduates Become Enthusiastic Phage-Hunters

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Caruso ◽  
James Sandoz ◽  
Jessica Kelsey
Keyword(s):  
Science Literacy ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Nonscience Majors ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Science Symposium ◽  
Science Technology Engineering Math

To increase science literacy and appreciation among nonscience majors, we offered a course in which 20 non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) undergraduates participated in a unique, two-semester research experience. Each student isolated and characterized his or her own bacteriophage from soil samples. One bacteriophage was selected for sequencing and together, the class annotated the genome of the newly sequenced bacteriophage. The class produced a group poster and gave PowerPoint presentations, and one student presented the joint work at a science symposium.

Implementing Context-Based Learning in Science Instruction: A Study on Science Literacy Improvement within Topics of Earthquake and Flood

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Farhiya Ulfah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Science Literacy ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Science Instruction ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Treatment Research ◽  
And Control

The goal of this research is gaining description on science literacy improvement of junior high school students regarding the topics of earthquake and flood as an effect of Contextual Based Learning (CBL) implementation during science instruction. Quasi-experiment serves as the method of this study with non-equivalent control group pre-test post-test design. Jigsaw cooperative learning method functions as the control treatment. Research subjects involve 52 students of grade VII in a state junior high school in Bandung Regency, West Java. Those research subjects are divided into two classes namely experiment class and control class. The instrument used to collect relevant data is science literacy test covering aspects of science content, science competence, and attitude towards science. Two independent sample t-test is applied to analyze the comparison of science literacy improvement reached between experiment and control class. The result of statistical calculation for two independent sample t-test N-gain using version 23 SPSS software shows a significant value of 0.00 < α. 0.05 for all aspects. The findings indicate that CBL implementation during science instruction within topics of earthquake and flood is proven to be valid to improve students’ science literacy compared to jigsaw cooperative model.

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